Stoneleigh Abbey leads what is near Bubbenhall
With nothing inside Bubbenhall’s built-up area, the list has 5 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are an abbey or priory, a museum and a fort. For a longer trip, Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael lies 7.1 km away.
Just outside Bubbenhall, the best known
A museum, a fort and a zoo follow Stoneleigh Abbey.
Abbey or prioryStoneleigh Abbey3.8 km outside town, to the west
MuseumMidland Air Museum2.5 km outside town, to the north
FortLunt Roman Fort2.9 km outside town, to the northwestZooZooCoventry Zoo4.4 km outside town, to the northGardenGardenRyton Gardens3.9 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
The outermost point is Coventry Zoo, at 4.7 km.
The dashed line is Bubbenhall’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
It comes down to an abbey or priory, a museum and a fort.
Green: inside Bubbenhall. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 5 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on Bubbenhall’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bubbenhall →
For a day out
Start with Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, 7.1 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael7.1 km north
CastleWarwick Castle11 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle8.5 km west
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum6.9 km north · 300K visitors a year (2010)
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery33 km northwest · 856K visitors a year
CastleCaludon Castle7.7 km north
Historic houseCoombe Abbey8.3 km northeast
MuseumCoventry Transport Museum7.4 km north
Historic houseAlthorp33 km east
MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum19 km northwest · 250K visitors a year
CathedralLeicester Cathedral39 km northeast
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral33 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Bubbenhall (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Your questions on Bubbenhall
What is there to see near Bubbenhall?
No attraction is mapped inside Bubbenhall itself. Within 5 km of it are Stoneleigh Abbey, Midland Air Museum, Lunt Roman Fort and Coventry Zoo.
Does Bubbenhall have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Bubbenhall: Midland Air Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bubbenhall?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 8.5 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Bubbenhall?
Within 40 km: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (7.1 km), Warwick Castle (11 km), Kenilworth Castle (8.5 km), Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (6.9 km).
Where are Bubbenhall’s historic buildings listed?
Bubbenhall has 7 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Bubbenhall when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (15)
- Stoneleigh Abbey: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Midland Air Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lunt Roman Fort: Original uploader was Snowmanradio at en.wikipedia (Original text : snowmanradio), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caludon Castle: Mum's taxi (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coombe Abbey: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Transport Museum: Jim Linwood from London, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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